Wealden District Council suggests further clarification is provided of the specific circumstances and timescales which would instigate a review/ partial review of the Core Strategy in terms of housing requirements and assessment of the level of growth possible in the event of the link road not proceeding.
10. The Link Road is also an important feature for the general regeneration of the Sussex Coast Sub Region, also providing opportunities for the residents of Wealden, through its capacity to facilitate an increase in economic growth in the area. The delay of such infrastructure provision will therefore have a wider impact on the Sussex Coast Sub Region and the potential impact on the capacity for regeneration of the Sussex Coast Sub Region is of relevance to Wealden. The Proposed Submission Core Strategy currently assumes that the Link Road will be delivered in a timely manner, and therefore the approach of necessary re-assessment outlined in Policy OSS2 of Rother's Strategy is considered to be wholly consistent with the South East Plan Policy CC7, which states the scale and pace of development will depend on additional capacity being released. However, further clarification as to the timescales and conditions of instigating a review as proposed in Policy OSS2 and the precise form it will take, such as a partial review of the Core Strategy, is considered necessary to support this policy.